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FILE - Villanova forward Jermaine Samuels (23) goes to the basket past Creighton forward Damien Jefferson (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Villanova, Pa., in this Wednesday, March 3, 2021, file photo. Villanova coach Jay Wright has yet another team good enough to win a national championship. They return fifth-year stalwarts Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels because of the NCAA rule granting players an extra year of eligibility. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson, File)
Hall of Famer, Olympic coach Wright returns to loaded Nova

By Dan Gelston Oct. 22, 2021 08:26 AM EDT

Uiversity of Miami (Fla.) head coach Jim Larranaga smiles during NCAA college basketball Atlantic Coast Conference media day, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Hurricanes basketball hoping transfers can make quick impact

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 20, 2021 10:25 AM EDT

North Carolina's Armando Bacot, center foreground, grabs a rebound during the NCAA college basketball team's season opening event and scrimmage in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Returnees, transfers lead No. 19 UNC in Davis' debut

By Aaron Beard Oct. 20, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

Duke forward Wendell Moore Jr. smiles during NCAA college basketball ACC Media Day, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
No. 9 Duke aims to send Coach K out with 1 final title run

By Aaron Beard Oct. 20, 2021 09:48 AM EDT

Banchero, No. 9 Duke headline preseason ACC basketball picks

Oct. 19, 2021 11:50 AM EDT
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Ninth-ranked Duke is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference in its final season under Hall of Fame coach Mike...

FILE - Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) dunks against Creighton in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, in this Sunday, March 28, 2021, file photo. The Zags were the runaway top choice in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll released Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Gonzaga lost AP All-Americans Corey Kispert and Jalen Suggs to the NBA, but second-team selection Drew Timme (19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds) and starting guard Andrew Nembhard return. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next

By Aaron Beard Oct. 18, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski answers a question during NCAA college basketball Atlantic Coast Conference media day, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Retirements, bumpy NCAAs part of ACC 'transitional period'

By Aaron Beard Oct. 12, 2021 06:36 PM EDT

Duke forward Paolo Banchero speaks to reporters during the team's NCAA college basketball media day in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Duke's Banchero poised to thrive in Coach K's farewell run

By Aaron Beard Sep. 28, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

Nevada quarterback Carson Strong passes before an NCAA college football game against Kansas State Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Nevada at Kansas State 9/18/2021

Sep. 18, 2021 01:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2011, file photo, Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee delivers his enshrinement address during a ceremony at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Magee, who has 1,123 victories over a Basketball Hall of Fame career, will retire at the end of this season. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
1,000-game winner, Hall of Fame coach Magee ready to retire

Sep. 07, 2021 01:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 file photo, Philadelphia University coach Herb Magee calls out plays from the bench during an NCAA college basketball game against Goldey-Beacom College in Philadelphia. Herb Magee turned 80 this week and there’s no quit in the Philadelphia college coach with more than 1,000 career wins. Magee had the year off because Thomas Jefferson did not play because of the pandemic. But he’s ready to get back to work for at least one more year on the bench. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)
1,000-game winner Magee not finished in Philly at 80

By Dan Gelston Jun. 23, 2021 02:47 AM EDT

Jon Scheyer center, laughs while talking with Wendell Moore Jr. after an NCAA college basketball press conference at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Friday, June 4, 2021. Scheyer will spend the upcoming year in his role as associate head coach as coach Mike Krzyzewski chases one more championship in a Hall of Fame career. Then it’s up to the 33-year-old Scheyer to take over ahead of the 2022-23 season in the program’s first coaching change in more than four decades. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's Scheyer 'not afraid' of test as Coach K's successor

By Aaron Beard Jun. 04, 2021 01:05 PM EDT

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Analysis: Coach K's legacy built on ability to reach players

By Aaron Beard Jun. 04, 2021 02:54 AM EDT

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's Krzyzewski eager for a final run with the Blue Devils

By Aaron Beard Jun. 03, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2009, file photo, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski congratulates Jon Scheyer (30) late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C. Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The person said former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer would then take over as Krzyzewski's successor for the 2022-23 season. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Duke's Krzyzewski to coach 1 final year, hand off to Scheyer

By Aaron Beard Jun. 02, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Person familiar with situation tells AP that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final basketball season in 2021-22

Jun. 02, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Person familiar with situation tells AP that Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final basketball season in 2021-22. ...

Nina King speaks during a press conference where she was introduced as Duke's new athletic director, Friday, May 21, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's King embraces being role model as Black woman AD

By Aaron Beard May. 21, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

Duke promoting Nina King to be next athletic director

By Aaron Beard May. 19, 2021 05:30 PM EDT
Duke is promoting Nina King to become the school's next athletic director. The school's announcement Wednesday means King will become only...

FILE - Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath (52) goes up for a dunk in front of Houston Baptist guard Brycen Long (3) and guard Pedro Castro, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, file photo. Marquette has added former Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath to its roster. “He’s a player who we got to know as an opponent while he was at Oklahoma, and he’s one of the best two-way bigs we played against,” Marquette coach Shaka Smart said in a university release. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Marquette loses Carton to pros, adds Oklahoma transfer Kuath

Apr. 28, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

Duke signs Marquette's John, Davidson's Jones as transfers

Apr. 23, 2021 02:43 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has signed Marquette graduate transfer Theo John and Davidson graduate transfer Bates Jones to scholarship agreements. ...